Industrial Maintenance Tech 2nd shift

Tulkoff Food Products; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 8% match

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Employer-paid Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Two Floating Holidays

Monthly Town Hall Lunches

Air-conditioned production

Overtime minimal

Job summary

Tulkoff Food Products OHIO LLC in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Maintenance Technician for 2nd shift (2:30 PM–11:00 PM, Mon-Fri with occasional Saturdays). The role focuses on maintaining production lines, performing changeovers, and ensuring safe, efficient operation of food processing equipment.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and familiarity with Allen-Bradley PLCs. GMP experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years industrial maintenance experience.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience with food processing equipment preferred.
• GMP experience preferred.
• Allen Bradley experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs production line changeovers according to specs.
• Improves changeover effectiveness with documentation and procedures.
• Follows guidelines for repairs and completes repair paperwork.
• Performs quality maintenance per procedures and SOPs.
• Troubleshoots VFDs, motors, and motor control circuits.
• Troubleshoots sensors, PLCs, and control systems.
• Diagnoses and repairs gearboxes, bearings, pumps, and hydraulic systems.
• Participates in new equipment installation, validation and startup.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Troubleshooting

Machinery experience

Food processing knowledge

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: 0PZ68 TULKOFF FOOD PRODUCTS OHIO LLC - CINCINNATI , OH, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $30.00 - $36.00Hourly, Job Shift: 1st Shift, Tulkoff Foods is a dynamic and rapidly growing, private equity-backed portfolio company within the food industry. We specialize in the manufacture and distribution of specialty sauces across North America, with a commitment to delivering high-quality products and innovative solutions to our customers. As we navigate a period of expansion and strategic initiatives, we are seeking a Maintenance Technician on 2nd shift to join our team and contribute to the company’s continued success.

Schedule - 2nd shift - 2:30 PM–11:00 PM | Monday–Friday

Join our maintenance team on 2nd shift and help keep our manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently. This is a Monday–Friday position with occasional Saturdays, providing a great opportunity for someone with maintenance experience who prefers afternoon/evening hours.

Primary Responsibilities

• Performs production line changeovers according to current specifications and guidelines.
• Improves changeover effectiveness and efficiency by developing detailed documentation and procedures.
• Follows pre-established guidelines for making timely, consistent and accurate repairs and completes all required paperwork associated with repairs
• Performs high quality maintenance work in accordance with written procedures and SOPs
• Troubleshoots AC variable frequency drives, AC & DC motors, DC drives, and other motor control circuits
• Troubleshoots discrete and analog sensors including pressure, temperature, flow, photo-electric, and inductive proximity, as well as PLCs and pLC controlled systems and machines
• Diagnoses and repairs gearboxes, bearings, pumps and other mechanical and hydraulic systems
• Participates in new equipment installation, validation and start up processes

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of industrial maintenance experience
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional machinery troubleshooting, root cause, and corrective action skills
• Experience with food processing and packaging machinery preferred
• Food manufacturing GMP experience preferred
• Allen Bradley experience preferred (CompactLogix, SLC 500, PV+, etc.)

What We Offer

At Tulkoff Foods, we value our employees and are committed to providing a positive work environment with competitive benefits and work-life balance.

• 401(k) with an 8% employer match on employee contributions
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Two Floating Holidays
• Monthly Town Hall Lunches
• Additional voluntary benefit options
• Air-conditioned production environment
• Full-time schedules with minimal overtime, weekend work is seldom required

Pre-Employment Requirements

This position is contingent upon successful passing a background check and drug screen.